Cartier has maintained a long records of advanced rings making, dating again to 1847. In 1904, Brazilian pilot Alberto Santos-Dumont advised Louis Francois Cartier that his pocket watch became neither dependable nor realistic for aviation purposes. In reaction to his buddy’s grievance, Cartier designed a wristwatch with a narrow case and a rectangular bezel named the “Santos” – the first Cartier guys’s watch, and a long-lasting a part of their collection.